A music researcher is revealing the songs most likely to make listeners feel happy -- and it all boils down to a simple formula. Getty Images/Westend61 Pick up on these good vibrations. A UK ...

One of the cool things about music is how artists can create songs that evoke feelings—and happiness is a common theme. Whether it's a song about sparking joy, looking forward to brighter days, or ...

Life doesn’t always go according to plan, but it’s up to you to push forward and inspire yourself to keep going. Music and music videos have the power to pick us up when we’re down and keep us on a ...

Happy songs are hard to write. Most songwriters will agree that it’s much easier to craft a sad tune over minor chords. With upbeat numbers, it’s easier to slip into something cringe-inducing once you ...

These upbeat, happy songs were major jams in the years they were released. However, when you read between the lines, it’s clear that these happy tunes are actually pretty lyrically devastating or ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio- The Cure is not just the best-known of the 1970s and 1980s Goth bands. It is one of the most influential --and unquestionably the most commercially successful -- groups of the genre.

Do you associate minor chords with sad music and major chords with happy music? If you do, you probably grew up surrounded by music that follows the basic rules of Western music theory. But not ...

British composer and improvising-trombonist Alex Paxton seems to have been enjoying the life of a rising star. In the past few years he has managed to release two albums: Music for Bosch People in ...

Amy Morin is an author, psychotherapist, and host of The Verywell Mind Podcast. She says several studies have found that listening to music while working can make you more productive. Listening to ...